Homeless Children and Youth Act Digital Toolkit

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD’s) current definition of homelessness excludes a vast majority children and youth who are actually homeless: those staying in motels, or temporarily with others because they have nowhere else to go. Nearly 1.3 million homeless students were identified by public schools last year.

The Homeless Children and Youth Act would cut the red tape and return decision-making to local communities. It would amend HUD’s definition of homelessness to include children and youth who are verified as homeless through other government programs like public schools. The HCYA contains no new mandates, and costs nothing. Whether newly eligible families and youth receive services would depend on communities’ assessments of their own needs.

Help us spread the word about the Homeless Children and Youth Act and what it would mean for homeless students with the suggested tweets, Facebook posts, and social media share images below.